About the Program

The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration curriculum has been established on the advice and with the cooperation of employers and technicians in our community who are engaged in some phase of the air conditioning, refrigeration, or heating industry. The primary objective of this program is to train students to install and service air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating equipment.

The Air Conditioning Program offers an Associate of Applied Science degree, as well as four separate certificate options. If a student is only interested in the certificate program, they will be THEA exempt.

The courses are designed to train the students in both the mechanical and the electrical requirements of the system. The air conditioning facility has equipment for residential and commercial refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning. The facility also has a computer lab with various computer software programs designed to help train the students in theory and troubleshooting. The air conditioning classes are designed with both a lecture and lab component. The student will learn the theory in the classroom, and then apply that knowledge in the lab on actual equipment.

Associate of Applied Science

General Education Core Courses - A Minimum of 15 Semester Credit Hours
Humanities/Fine Arts
One course from Area I of the General Education Core Chart
Social and Behavioral Sciences
One course from Area II of the General Education Core Chart
Math/Natural Sciences
One course from Area III of the General Education Core Chart
Other
Two courses from Area I, II, or III of the General Education Core Chart

Specialty Courses - 32 Semester Credit Hours
HART 1401, HART 1407, *HART 1441, *HART 1445, *HART 2445, *HART 2434, *HART 2442, *HART 2449

Related Courses - 22 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1312, MCHN 1320, BMGT 1305, DFTG 1309, one non-major elective, two KINE activity courses

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS = A minimum of 64

Graduates of this program demonstrate general education competencies as follows:
Reading, Writing, Fundamental Mathematical Skills: THEA requirements.
Oral Communication: BMGT 1305
Basic Use of Computers: DFTG 1309

Certificate Options

Air Conditioning Service Technician Certificate

Specialty Courses - 16 Semester Credit Hours
HART 1407, HART 1401, *HART 1441, *HART 2449

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS = 16

Air Conditioning and Heating Service Technician Certificate

Specialty Courses - 20 Semester Credit Hours
HART 1407, HART 1401, *HART 1441, *HART 1445, *HART 2449

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS = 20

Refrigeration Service Technician Certificate

Specialty Courses - 20 Semester Credit Hours
HART 1407, HART 1401, *HART 1441, *HART 2442, *HART 2434

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS = 20

Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Service Technician Certificate

Specialty Courses - 32 Semester Credit Hours
HART 1407, HART 1401, *HART 1441, *HART 2442, *HART 2434, *HART 1445, *HART 2445, *HART 2449

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS = 32

Information regarding registration, financial aid, courses, and THEA requirements may be obtained in the current Midland College catalog. Click on the "MC" in the top banner to go to the Midland College web site. More information on the Air Conditioning program may be obtained by filling out the online request form or contacting: 

Wayne Young, Professor
Air Conditioning Program
(432) 685-4687
email:
wyoung@midland.edu

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